Hiromi Kawakami
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Hiromi Kawakami (川上 弘美, Kawakami Hiromi, born 1958) is a Japanese writer known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature. Her work has been adapted for film, and has been translated into more than 15 languages.
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Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Ochanomizu Women's College |
Period | 1990–present |
Genre | Fiction, poetry |
Notable works | Tread on a Snake, The Briefcase/Strange Weather in Tokyo |
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